150 years since the Paris Commune
On Saturday, April 3, the WSWS hosted an international online meeting to mark the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune of 1871. In the course of a two-hour panel discussion, the speakers reviewed the historical and political background and context of the revolution; the events of the revolution, including the acts taken by the Commune during its existence up until its bloody suppression in the
Semaine sanglante of May 1871; and the impact of the Commune on the international Marxist movement, including the political lessons that were drawn from it by the revolutionaries Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky.
Internet Censorship
Around the world, capitalist governments are working with Facebook, Google and other giant companies to censor the internet and block the spread of socialism.
In late April 2017, Google announced the implementation of new search algorithms which heavily censored access to the
World Socialist Web Site and other left wing, anti-war and progressive websites. Similar measures have since been introduced by Facebook and Twitter. The WSWS has taken the lead in exposing this conspiracy to censor the Internet.
Andre Damon•
World Socialist Web Site was among the first to sound the alarm.
Matt Taibbi•
Kevin Reed•
4 November 2020
David North, chairperson of the International Editorial Board of the